It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (season 1)

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (season 1)

Seasons 1 and 2 DVD cover
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 7
Broadcast
Original channel FX
Original run August 4 – September 15, 2005
Home video release

DVD release

Region 1 September 4, 2007[1]
Region 2 June 20, 2011[2]
Region 4 June 2, 2009[3]

The first season of the American comedy television series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia premiered on FX on August 4, 2005. The season contains 7 episodes and concluded airing on September 15, 2005.

Season synopsis

This season, the gang inadvertently turns Paddy's Pub into a gay bar after one of Sweet Dee's acting class members invites his gay friends over to drink while Mac and Charlie try to prove to Charlie's crush that they are not prejudiced against African Americans. Then Charlie becomes a father when an old flame reveals that the son she has is his—and Charlie attempts to get a paternity test at a free clinic but the old flame reveals that is not true, while Mac and Dennis frequent pro- and anti-abortion rallies to pick up women. The gang then turns their bar into a safe haven for underage drinkers—and find themselves regressing to their high school ways when they get invited to the prom. Charlie has a cancer scare and the gang looks for a woman to sleep with him before he dies.

The gang then gets gun-crazy when their bar has been robbed and Dee dates a man who may be the culprit. Following that, the gang finds a dead man in one of their booths and Dee and Dennis visit their ailing (Nazi) grandfather at a nursing home. Finally, Charlie is suspected of being a victim of child molestation when a former gym teacher is accused of sexually molesting his students—and Mac is livid that he wasn't one of the victims.

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

Guest stars

Episodes

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11"The Gang Gets Racist"John FortenberryCharlie Day and Rob McElhenneyAugust 4, 2005IP01001
Charlie and Mac try to prove that they are not racist after Charlie's crush overhears Charlie saying something offensive about African Americans out of context. Meanwhile, Dee hires a black man from her acting class to boost business for Paddy's Pub and ends up turning the pub into a gay bar.
22"Charlie Wants an Abortion"John FortenberryCharlie Day and Rob McElhenneyAugust 11, 2005IP01003
Charlie's old flame accuses Charlie of being the father of her ill-behaved son. Charlie spends time with him after he realizes that it may impress The Waitress. Meanwhile, Mac and Dennis fake being involved in the "right to life vs. pro-choice" debate (with Mac siding on "right to life" and Dennis siding on "pro-choice") in order to pick up women.
33"Underage Drinking: A National Concern"Dan AttiasRob McElhenney
Story by: Charlie Day and Rob McElhenney
August 18, 2005IP01006
When Mac decides to make Paddy's Pub a safe haven for underage drinkers, it becomes high school all over again as Dee, Dennis and Charlie get asked to the prom.
44"Charlie Has Cancer"Rob McElhenneyRob McElhenneyAugust 25, 2005IP01004
Dennis and Mac help Charlie find someone to sleep with him after Charlie announces that he's dying of cancer. Mac uses the news to his advantage as well.
55"Gun Fever"Dan AttiasGlenn Howerton
Story by: Glenn Howerton and Rob McElhenney
September 1, 2005IP01005
Everyone gets trigger happy when, in the wake of a robbery, the guys buy a gun, and Dee unknowingly dates the prime suspect.
66"The Gang Finds a Dead Guy"Dan AttiasRob McElhenney
Story by: Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton and Rob McElhenney
September 8, 2005IP01007
When an old man is found dead in Paddy's, Mac and Dennis vie for the affection of his attractive granddaughter, while Charlie discovers that Dennis and Dee's anti-Semitic grandfather was a Nazi.
77"Charlie Got Molested"John FortenberryRob McElhenney
Story by: Charlie Day and Rob McElhenney
September 15, 2005IP01002
When news of a former gym teacher getting arrested for molesting his students hits, Charlie suddenly gets nervous, Dee and Dennis conclude that Charlie may have been one of the gym teacher's victims, and Mac becomes jealous that he wasn't the one who got molested.

DVD release

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Seasons One & Two
Set Details Special Features
  • 17 episodes
  • 3-disc DVD set (Region 1 & 4)

Technical specifications

  • Full Frame (1.33:1)
  • English Dolby Surround
  • English, French, and Spanish subtitles
  • Scenes from the Original Pilot
  • Two audio commentaries:
"Mac Bangs Dennis' Mom"
"Hundred Dollar Baby"
  • Two featurettes:
Sunny Side Up Making-of
Fox Movie Channel Presents Making A Scene: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Release Dates
Region 1 Region 4
September 4, 2007 June 2, 2009

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